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[ad_1] Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Actress Gulati is known to TV audiences for her work in Coronation Street and Dinner Ladies Former Coronation Street star Shobna Gulati is part of the “first ever company of women of colour” performing Shakespeare on a major UK stage. The Globe Theatre in London described their staging […]

[ad_1] Image copyright Getty Images Ant McPartlin is to return to work with presenting partner Dec on Friday 18 January after taking time off to go to rehab. The pair will be reunited at auditions for Britain’s Got Talent at the London Palladium. Ant pulled out of hosting Saturday Night Takeaway in March after he […]

[ad_1] Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Miranda returned to Hamilton to star in the show’s two-and-a-half week run in Puerto Rico Regular theatre-goers will no doubt be familiar with a pre-show announcement advising that “the use of recording equipment is strictly prohibited”. Anyone found breaking this cardinal rule risks being thrown out, with actors […]

[ad_1] Hollywood is becoming increasingly reliant on foreign ticket sales for its revenue. Twenty years ago the big studios got an estimated 30% of their revenue from the international market. That figure has now risen to about 70%. Talking Movies’ Emma Jones reports. Talking Movies can be seen on BBC World News. [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] Image copyright Netflix Image caption Netflix used footage of the 2013 Lac-Megantic rail disaster Bird Box, a horror film starring Sandra Bullock. Streaming service Netflix has confirmed it used footage of a real-life rail disaster in popular film Bird Box. Netflix will not be removing the brief clip from Canada’s Lac-Megantic tragedy used early […]

[ad_1] Image copyright Getty Images Image caption King was born and still lives in the US state of Maine Author Stephen King – and his readers – have persuaded his local newspaper to reverse a decision to axe its book reviews. The Portland Press Herald, based in his home state of Maine, had decided to […]

[ad_1] Image copyright Pathe Image caption Keira Knightley’s film The Duchess would get a higher age rating under the new system Under-15s will no longer be able to go to see films that depict rape and sexual violence under new rules set by Britain’s film ratings body. The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) surveyed […]

[ad_1] Image copyright Reuters Image caption The attack on the Dusit hotel left at least 14 people dead The attack wasn’t over when the picture of the dead men slumped over the tables in the Nairobi restaurant where they had been having lunch was published. The decision of a number of US and European outlets […]

[ad_1] Image copyright AFP Image caption Coppola’s first film since 2017’s The Beguiled will be co-produced by Apple Sofia Coppola will reunite with Lost in Translation star Bill Murray to make Apple’s first original feature film. News of the film, titled On the Rocks, comes ahead of the expected launch of the tech giant’s own […]

[ad_1] Image copyright Columbia Pictures/Getty Images Image caption Harold Ramis, Dan Aykroyd and Bill Murray starred in the original Ghostbusters Jason Reitman, son of director Ivan, is to make a new film in the Ghostbusters series his father began in 1984. “Finally got the keys to the car,” said Reitman Jr in a Twitter post […]

[ad_1] Image copyright Oliver Rosser Image caption Kit Harington found his new home thanks to advice from his musical friend Game of Thrones star Kit Harington has revealed he was helped to find his new home by his friend Ed Sheeran. The actor, who plays Jon Snow in the fantasy series, had searched “all over” […]

[ad_1] Image copyright FOX Image caption Stewie has often been the butt of gay jokes on Family Guy Family Guy is known for its politically incorrect humour, but now the team behind the show are making some changes. Fans of the animated comedy series are used to its often distasteful humour. One character, Joe, is […]